Lincoln Jaques
Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) based writer of poetry, fiction, travel essays, book reviews, academic articles.
Available for editing, proofreading, beta-reader.
Master of Arts - The University of Auckland (Hons)
Master of Creative Writing - Auckland University of Technology (AUT). First-class honours, Dean's award.
Awards, Recognitions & Public Gigs
AJ Bell & The Poets. Kumeu Live! September 09, 2023. Kumeu Arts Centre.
Shortlisted for the 2023 At The Bay inaugural manuscript competition for Unlocking Xavier’s Room (hybrid ms.). Judged by David Eggleton & Harry Ricketts.
Guest Poet at Poetry Live! June 2023. The Thirsty Dog, Karangahape Road, Auckland City.
Guest reader for the launch of becoming, a journal of art and literature in the Metamodern. Ed. A Dumitrescu & L Boermans. The Brightside Space, Auckland University of Technology, as part of the symposium: The Metamodern in Literature, Art, Education, and Indigenous Cosmologies: An Interdisciplinary Symposium. January 2023.
Runner up for the 2022 Kathleen Grattan Prize for a Sequence of Poems (International Writers’ Workshop). Judge: Janet Charman.
Guest Poet at Poetry Live! May 2022. The Thirsty Dog, Karangahape Road, Auckland City.
Divine Muses / Isthmus Poetry National Poetry Day reading online. Supported by Auckland City Council, Auckland Central Public Library and Phantom Billstickers, September 2021. https://www.facebook.com/AucklandCentralCityLibrary/videos/898131510793947/
Featured Poet - NZ Poetry Society Spring 2021 edition. a fine line.
Guest poet at Titirangi Poets, November 2020.
Public reading from ‘Fresh Ink 2’ of ‘The Night Bus’ at the 2019 Going West Writers Festival.
Guest poet for live reading at Kumeu Live! as part of 2019 Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day.
Public reading for MCW at Four Seasons, AUT, August 2016.
Public reading at the Auckland War Memorial Museum of winning entry for the International Poetry ANZAC Centenary competition at the 2015 ANZAC commemorations.
Residencies
Vaughan Park Residential Writer Scholarship for September 2020. https://vaughanpark.nz/scholarships/lincoln-jaques,-aotearoa-new-zealand
Genre:
- Academic
- Fiction
- Flash Fiction
- Freelance Writer
- Non-Fiction
- Poetry
- Review Writing
Skills:
- Academic Writing
- Corporate Writing
- Editing
- Freelance Writing
- Poetry Readings
- Research
Branch:
Auckland
Location:
Auckland
Publications:
Shot Glass Journal 23 (Sept 2017) (US)
Ed. Mary-Jane Grandinetti - "Moment", "Aging", and "Grieving" http://www.musepiepress.com/shotglass/
Poetry NZ Yearbook 52 (March 2018)
Ed. Jack Ross - "They Write About Things Like This In Sweden"
Southern Ocean Review 22
Ed. Trevor Reeves - The House At The End of the Century, Karma
Spin 41
Ed. Tony Chad - And Evening With Pierre Lanian, Guitarist
Fresh 4
Ed. Kevin J. McIvor - A Vigil
JAAM 16
Ed. Helen Rickerby - Passing Through, Madness, Dying
Poetry NZ 13
Ed. Alistair Paterson - A Long Departure, The Pure Serenity of Water
Auckland Museum
Winner of 2015 Auckland Museum ANZAC Centenary International Poetry Competition - Poem Of All War
Way Beyond Borders
Article in Way Beyond Borders website - Growing Cabbages in Dalmatia http://www.waybeyondborders.com/croatia
Poetry In The Garden, Central Auckland Poets
Poems contributed to a Chapbooks collection, published by CAPpress, 2018
Poetry NZ Yearbook
Ross, J. (Ed.). 2018 Poetry NZ Yearbook. Massey University Press. (They Write About Things Like This In Sweden).
Poetry in the Garden
Poetry In The Garden. (2019). CAPpress: Auckland.
Poetry NZ Yearbook
Ross, J. (Ed.) 2019 Poetry NZ Yearbook 53. Massey University Press. (The Things He Left Behind).
Shot Glass Journal
Selected by Shot Glass Journal - Muse Pie Press for April 2019 Poetry Month (US) as focus poet for April 19th (Moment). https://www.musepiepress.com/shotglass/
Flash Frontier
Flash Frontier April 2019. “A Haircut (after Raymond Carver)”. Ed. Michelle Elvy.
https://flashfrontier.com/april-2019-love/
Cityscapes
Isthmus Poets. (2019). Cityscapes. Auckland: GTMPress (Dogfight, Travelling With Mountains, Driving Through Dwarka, A Book of Rilke, They Carry the Cross, Notes From The Invisible City).
Fast Fibres 6
Nieuwland, P. (Ed). (2019). Fast Fibres 6. Whangarei, New Zealand: Fast Fibres Poetry Press. (Last Orders). https://fastfibres.wordpress.com/
Fresh Ink 2
George, J. (Ed). (2019). Fresh Ink 2: A Collection of Voices from Aotearoa New Zealand. Auckland, New Zealand: Cloud Ink Press. (Excerpt from The Night Bus).
Mayhem 7
Slaughter, T. (Ed.). (2019). Mayhem 7. Print & online. Retrieved from https://www.mayhemjournal.co.nz/page/read/. (My Brother, Stuntman).
a fine line
Alvarez, I. (Ed). (Summer Edition 2019). a fine line. New Zealand Poetry Society. Print and e-book. (Notice Placed On A University Campus).
The Blue Nib 40
O’Hagan, D. (Ed). (2020). The Blue Nib 40. (A Cremation; Anniversary). Retrieved from https://thebluenib.com/article-categories/poetry-selected-by-denise-ohagan/
The Writers' Cafe
Shortlisted for “Best of Auckland 2019-2020”. The Writers’ Café. https://www.writerscafe.nz/
Poems in the Waiting Room
Poems In The Waiting Room 2020. Highly Commended for ‘A Gift’. Judge: Jenny Powell. March 2020. Otago University Press. https://waitingroompoems.wordpress.com/2020/03/21/2020-poetry-competition-results/
The Blue Nib Write Life
Morris, C. (Ed.). (2020). The Blue Nib Write Life (Travel). Article: At The Beginning of the Sahara. Retrieved from https://thebluenib.com/at-the-beginning-of-the-sahara/ and https://thebluenib.com/the-write-life-editorial-travel/.
Titirangi Poets
Davies, P. (Ed.) (April 2020). Titirangi Poets E-zine 2. (Writing in Isolation).
Milly Magazine
Malone, T. (Ed). (May 2020). Milly Magazine. (Jesus Shopping for the Apocalypse).
The Blue Nib 42
O’Hagan, D. (Ed). (2020). The Blue Nib 42. (Memory; The Disappeared).
a fine line
Alvarez, I. (Ed). (Winter Edition 2020). a fine line. New Zealand Poetry Society. Print and e-book. (The Feijoa Tree Shares Thoughts on Immortality).
The Poetry Kit
Bennett, J. (Ed). (May 2020). The Poetry Kit. Poetry In The Plague Year Anthology. (The Roommate). Retrieved from https://www.poetrykit.org/py/00154.htm
The Write Life
Morris, C. (Ed). The Write Life. (2020). The Empty Space: Our Lady of Sljeme. The Blue Nib (travel).
Given Words
Olsen, C. (Ed). (2020). Shortlisted for the Given Words National Poetry Day Competition. Spain. (The Last Equation). Retrieved from: http://nzgivenwords.blogspot.com/
Auckland Museum Tamaki Poems Project
Auckland Museum Tamaki Poems Project (2020). (Notes From The Invisible City). Retrieved from https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/tamaki-poems#map
Mother Mary Comes to Me Anthology
Head, K. & Kelley, C. (Eds). (2020). Mother Mary Comes To Me: A Pop Culture Poetry Anthology. Lake Dallas, TX. Madville Publishing. (Our Gospa).
Oscen Magazine
Tay, J (Ed). (November 2020). Oscen Magazine. ‘Myths’ Edition. (A Tree Falls; The Revelation Myth).
Tarot #1
Willett, K. (Ed). (2020). Tarot #1. (Ovid At The Trillos Cabaret Lounge; Migration). Retrieved from https://www.tarotpoetry.nz/
Tough Magazine
Barnes, R. (Ed). (December 2020). Tough Magazine. (Leadbetter’s Last Letter). Retrieved from http://www.toughcrime.com/2020/12/leadbetters-last-letter-fiction-by.html
Mayhem
Taylor, D. (Ed). Mayhem 2020. Waikato University Press. (Plague; Camus).
Blackmail Press #44
Carter, M. (Ed). Blackmail Press #44. (Self-Portrait with a Cigarette: Vlaho Bukovac). Retrieved from http://www.blackmailpress.com/Index44.html
a fine line
Alvarez, I (Ed). (NZ Poetry Society Autumn 2021 edition). a fine line. Print and E-book. (Haiku: The Boats Come and Go…)
Poetry NZ Yearbook
Slaughter, T. (Ed.) 2021 Poetry NZ Yearbook. Massey University Press. (Waiting for the Tigers).
Live Encounters
Ulyseas, M. (Ed). Live Encounters May 2021. Special New Zealand/Australian Poets Edition. Guest Editor: Denise O’Hagan. (Wahine Wai; Stari Grad; This Last Equation).
This Twilight Menagerie: A Whakanui of 40 Years of Poetry Live!
Clements, S. & Trower, J. (Eds). (2021). This Twilight Menagerie: A Whakanui of 40 Years of Poetry Live! (We Cannot Stop).
Poetry for the Planet: An Anthology of Imagined Futures
O’Hagan, D. & Kaylock, J. (Eds). (2021). Poetry for the Planet: An Anthology of Imagined Futures. Sydney, AUS. Litoria Press. (Civilisations; The Revelation Myth).
a fine line: Featured Poet
Ingram, G (Ed). Featured Poet - NZ Poetry Society Spring 2021 edition. a fine line. Print and E-book. (Wahi Tapu; A Tree Falls; On Dreaming in a Pandemic After Reading William Blake; A Book of Rilke).
More than a Roof
Jansen, A., Begg, J., Chester, R., Hollis, W., & Ratcliff, R. (Eds.). (2021). More than a Roof. Landing Press. Wellington. (Domestic Violence).
Tarot #3
Willett, K. (Ed). (2021). Tarot #3. (Earth the Red Planet; Sweet, Unsafe Houses; First Light; Second Reading). https://www.tarotpoetry.nz/
Live Encounters 12th Anniversary Edition
Ulyseas, M. (Ed). (November 2021). Live Encounters 12th Anniversary edition. (Dorothy’s Darkened Heart; The Last Stop; Waking in an Unknown City; Recluse; Lockdown).
Mayhem #9
Taylor, D. (Ed.) Mayhem 9 (2021). The Never Press Project. Kirikiriroa. (Louise Henderson: Arab Portrait).
Up Flynn Road
Franke, N. (Ed). (2021). Up Flynn Road. Pohutukawa Productions. Ampersand Team. Print and Online. (Adriatic).
Live Encounters
Ulyseas, M. (Ed). (April 2022). Live Encounters April Mega edition. (The War has Not Reached This Far; They Said the War Was over; The Disappearing City; Avenue of Ghosts; Zagreb).
The Agape Review
The Agape Review. (2022, July 03). (Searching For Julian (Essay)). https://agapereview.com/2022/07/03/searchingforjulian/
a fine line
Ingram, G (Ed). NZ Poetry Society Winter 2022 edition. a fine line. Print and E-book. (Clint Rides into Tāmaki Makarau; Remembering Lena Zhang Harrap).
Book of Matches Literary Magazine
Christian, N, & Allen, K. (Eds.) (Issue 6, Sept 2022). Book of Matches Literary Magazine. USA. (The Recovering City). https://www.bookofmatcheslitmag.com/
Loud Coffee Press #11
Thomas, F. & Thomas, A. (Eds.). (Summer 2022). Loud Coffee Press (Issue 11). Pennsylvania, USA. (Resilience). www.loudcoffeepress.com
Burrow
Hall, R. & Hall, P. (Eds). (September 2022). Burrow. Old Water Rat Publishing. Australia. (Sitting in Symonds Street Cemetery…; Remembering Heinzelova). https://oldwaterratpublishing.com/current-issue-2/
From the Fringe of Heaven: Titirangi Poets
Davies, P. & Eason, A. (Eds). (2022). From the Fringe of Heaven. Titirangi Poets. (Writing in Isolation; The War Has Not Yet Reached This Far). Hard copy edition only.
Live Encounters 13th Anniversary Edition
Ulyseas, M. (Ed). (December 2022). Live Encounters 13th Anniversary Edition, Volume 1. (Rain, Strange Greetings, Instructions for Self-Mummifying, Moving South While Slowly Drowning). https://liveencounters.net/2022-le-pw/12-december-le-pw-v1-2022/lincoln-jaques-rain/?fbclid=IwAR28ma5mqTpDLHa-IRO6fPI8ZcOYb46dbkLwwnE-wG8_6kOnSowtT31-90o
Flash Frontier
Elvy, M. (Ed). (October 2022). Flash Frontier. (The Stand-off). https://flashfrontier.com/october-2022-insects/
Alarm & Longing: NZ Poetry Society 2022 Anthology
Jones, T. (Ed). (2022). Alarm and Longing. NZ Poetry Society’s 2022 Anthology. (The Ghosts of Kaštela).
The Commonwealth Collection
Saunders, T. (Ed). The Commonwealth Collection. Tim Saunders Publications. Southampton, UK. (How We Come Into the World, Reading You Kathy Acker, Portrait of Elaine Feinstein, Commuters). https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BS2LVCFF/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+commonwealth+collection&qid=1673434709&sr=8-1
becoming #1: a journal of art & literature in the metamodern
Boermans, L. & Dumitrescu, A. (Eds). (January 2023) becoming: a journal of art & literature in the metamodern, Issue 1. Metamodern Creatives. (Paying the Price).
Loud Coffee Press #12
Thomas, A. & Charles, F. (Eds). (Issue 12, January 2023). Loud Coffee Press. USA. (Midnight TV & the Devil). Print + E-book. https://www.loudcoffeepress.com/lcp-issue-12
Live Encounters
Ulyseas, M. (Ed). (April 2023). Live Encounters Magazine: The City: Travel Essays. (The Art World’s Best Kept Secret: The Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb. https://liveencounters.net/2023-le-mag/04-april-2023/lincoln-jaques-museum-of-modern-art-zagreb/
Poetry Aotearoa Yearbook 2023: Afterburn
Slaughter, T. (Ed.) 2023 Poetry Aotearoa Yearbook: After-burn. Massey University Press. (Advertisement for Bus Driving). https://masseypress.ac.nz/books/poetry-aotearoa-yearbook-2023/
Live Encounters (Guest Editor)
Ulyseas, M. (Ed.). Jaques, L (Guest Editorial). (April 2023). Live Encounters Aotearoa NZ Poets and Writers Special Edition. Collaboration with M. Ulyseas and wrote the Guest Editorial. https://liveencounters.net/2023/04/09/live-encounters-aotearoa-new-zealand-poets-writers-april-2023/
The Red Fridge
Ingram, G. (Ed). (2023 April). The Red Fridge. Featured monthly poem. (Grief). https://www.theseventhletter.nz/fridge-archive?fbclid=IwAR0I5i6Uq7KdzcdIqMLHQW1HBy77xNXwJv5qK5FJD2xURAkXskeTUE1qMW4
The Spinoff's The Friday Poem
Tse, C. (Ed). (05 May 2023). The Spinoff’s The Friday Poem. (Diagnoses). https://thespinoff.co.nz/books/05-05-2023/the-friday-poem-diagnoses-by-lincoln-jaques
Landfall #245
Edmeades, L. (Ed). (2023 May). Landfall 245. Otago University Press. (Singapore).
takahē 107
Kennedy, E. (Ed). (2023 May). takahē 107. The Takahē Collective Trust. (Last Days of the Radio Man).
a fine line: Anamnesis Review
Jaques, L. (July, 2023). Denise O’Hagan: Anamnesis. [Review of the collection Anamnesis by Denise O’Hagan]. a fine line. The Aotearoa New Zealand Poetry Society Quarterly publication Winter 2023. Ed. Erica Stretton. pp. 26-27. ISSN 1177 6544 (Print) ISSN 1178 3931 (Online).
Terrazzo
Jaques, L., Roach, G., O’Rourke, M., O’Hagan, D., Giacon, M., Fraser, A. (August 2023). Terrazzo. GTMPress. ISBN 9780473683146.
Noir Nation #10
Vega, E. (Ed). Noir Nation 10. (Forthcoming) Print and E-book. (After The Regime).
Te Kohu
Houng Lee, A. (Ed). Te Kohu. 2022 National Poetry Day Collection.
Tales from Dominion Road
Auckland Writers (Ed). (Sept 2023). Tales From Dominion Road: Auckland Writers Anthology #2. (Sunrise After Flood on Dominion Road, Road to Redemption)
Live Encounters 14th Anniversary Edition
Ulyseas, M. (Ed). (October 2023). Live Encounters Magazine 14th Anniversary Edition (V.3). (The Fight Against Everything: Pier Paolo Pasolini & Bologna). https://liveencounters.net/2023-le-pw/nov-dec-le-pw-vol-3-2023/lincoln-jaques-pier-paolo-pasolini-and-bologna/
a fine line Spring 2023
Ingram, G (Ed). (October 2023). The Aotearoa NZ Poetry Society Spring 2023 edition. a fine line. Print and E-book. (Haiku: 80s Band Indigo Girls)
Tarot #7
Willett, K. (Ed). (Dec 2023). Tarot #7. (Billboard; Childhood) ISBN: 2744-3248 http://www.tarotpoetry.nz/tarot07/
Live Encounters
Ulyseas, M. (Ed). (February 2024). Live Encounters Magazine. (A Promise, The Magic Travellers, Garden) https://liveencounters.net/2024/01/25/live-encounters-poetry-writing-february-2024/